France cannot be France without greatness.
CHARLES DE GAULLEFor glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?
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